Shampoo bar

Q&A: Why don’t we use water in shampoo bars?

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Photo taken when we were in Paris, France, for In Cosmetics, 2019. The formula is in French, but we can see it has – in order – sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI), sodium coco sulfate (SCS), mineral water, fragrance (raspberry), fragrance (cherry), and colourant. If you’re a shampoo bar maker, you might note this is a...

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Q&A about shampoo bars: Can I add Dry Flo TS? How do we press heated bars? Can we use metal containers? And so much more!

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In the monthly Q&A, Rian asked, Hi Susan! I’ve been following your shampoo bar tutorials while experimenting at home and a few questions came up that I’m hoping you could help with: DryFlo TS in shampoo bars: Is it okay to add DryFlo TS to a shampoo bar? I was hoping it might help add...

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Questions and answers about shampoo bars: The master list (updated February 13, 2026)

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I am writing this post to create a place where you can find all the questions you might have about shampoo bars! I will only be answering those that were emailed to me or posted as a question on the blog in the comments or in this post, Shampoo Bar questions, share them here! I’ll...

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Shampoo bars: My foolproof way to melt SCI!

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I shared this on my SwiftCraftyMonkey Facebook page and in our Syndet Shampoo Bar Facebook group, and thought you might be interested too… Before we start… Learn more about the main ingredient I use in shampoo bars, sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI). Sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) – Fatty acid isethionates – also see A few notes on SCI and click...

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Making shampoo bars: A (kinda) visual tutorial full of hints, tips, and techniques! (Updated 2023)

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I’ve been sharing little stories about how I make shampoo bars over on my social media accounts – SwiftCraftyMonkey on Facebook, and SwiftCraftyMonkey on Instagram – that I’ll share here with you! I’ll update these as I post over there, so this’ll be an ongoing project for at least a few days. Post #1: Melting...

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